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Leicester City take on Manchester United in the first of two Premier League matches to be contested on Sunday afternoon. Kick-off at the King Power Stadium is at 14:05 GMT.

Paul Pogba (£8.6m) has shrugged off a groin injury and starts for the visitors today, with Anthony Martial (£7.2m) fit to return on the bench.

Pogba was the most-sold Fantasy Premier League midfielder of Gameweek 25, having been shipped out by almost 250,000 FPL managers.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made four changes to his team overall, with Eric Bailly (£5.0m), Ander Herrera (£5.0m), Jesse Lingard (£6.7m) and Alexis Sanchez (£10.0m) replacing Phil Jones (£5.1m), Andreas Pereira (£4.5m), Romelu Lukaku (£10.7m) and Juan Mata (£6.2m).

Alexis is making his first Premier League start since Gameweek 11.

Marcus Rashford (£7.7m) looks to be leading the line for United after a run-out on the left flank against Burnley in midweek.

Rashford is by some distance the most-owned forward in FPL, sitting in just over 40% of squads.

The England forward has accrued more FPL points away from home than at Old Trafford this season and has only blanked in two of his last nine league appearances on the road: those being matches at Liverpool and Manchester City.

Claude Puel has understandably kept together the bulk of the side that drew 1-1 with Liverpool on Wednesday, with his only alteration being an enforced one: Harvey Barnes (£5.5m) replacing the injured Marc Albrighton (£5.1m).

New loan signing Youri Tielemans (£6.0m) isn’t involved in the match-day squad.

The reverse fixture of this match was the opening game of the 2018/19 season, with Pogba and Luke Shaw (£5.0m) on target for the Red Devils in a 2-1 win. Jamie Vardy (£8.8m) came off the bench to grab a consolation for Puel’s side.

Leicester City XI (4-2-3-1): Schmeichel, Chilwell, Evans, Maguire, Pereira, Mendy, Ndidi, Maddison, Gray, Barnes, Vardy.

Manchester United XI (4-3-3): De Gea, Young, Bailly, Lindelof, Shaw, Matic, Herrera, Pogba, Lingard, Sanchez, Rashford.

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  1. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Sanchez spotted getting subbed

    1. Says
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      what the hell has happened to him, how is so ordinary

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        legs gone

  2. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Ah well.

  3. farmerfat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Sane benched.. the scenes !

  4. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    No way sane benched actually?

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Salah(c) here. Did say yesterday I am not too worried.

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Same here

  5. MTPockets
    7 years, 5 months ago

    This is fine...

  6. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Pep 😀

  7. EMBOLOFAN
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    dont wanna tempt fate but owning no city attack is making this so entertaining

  8. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Oh dear

  9. SPorting
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    [insert comment here]

  10. el polako
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Sane TC here 🙁

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Yep

    2. *Reformed-Character*
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Andy done it too 🙁

  11. Ask Yourself
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Bored of FPL now

    1. Tev
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Lol

  12. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Pep roulette leaves Sane on the bench

  13. Super Silva
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    NO SANE ! Beached

    1. Super Silva
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Benched looool

  14. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    YESSS KDB + STERLING + AGUEROOOOOOOOO

  15. Richd
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Ederson
    Sterling
    KUN TRIPLE CAPTAIN

    let’s go BOYS!!!

  16. EMBOLOFAN
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    lmfaoooo

  17. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Up yours sane

  18. Hy liverpool
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Sane benched... Feck

  19. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    So a ban for the Aguero's a njured guy then?

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      *injured

      I can't type.

  20. SB8
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Pep, hate you!

  21. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    F*** off pep loll

  22. The Mighty Hippo
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Stones, Sane and Jesus benched.

  23. #FPLBhuna
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    BYE BYE FANTASY GOLD!!!!

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Agree. 2 yr ban minimum due.

  24. Debauchy
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    C'mon really Pep

  25. gaurava1216
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    CITY XI | Ederson, Walker, Laporte, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Silva (C), De Bruyne, Bernardo, Sterling, Aguero

    SUBS | Muric, Danilo, Stones, Delph, Sané, Mahrez, Jesus

    1. Mika-eel
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Thanks pal

  26. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Suppose as a Sane owner non captainer it doesnt really matter what he does

  27. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Why on earth would he bench Sane? Baffling. He’s not even my captain and I’m annoyed

  28. Patch
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Ah well I didn't need the points this week anyway

    RIP Sane Owners.

    1. _Make
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      RIP Sané owners. Really?

    2. Patch
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      FML just realised Sane Vice is on Richarlison

  29. Baked baines
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    I hate owning Man City players with Pep in charge!!!!

  30. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Ram it Pep...